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Nehemiah 2:15

Gate of the Valley

13 And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.

14 Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king’s pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass.

Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the gate of the valley, and so returned.

16 And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work.

17 Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.

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BSB
so I went up the valley by night and inspected the wall. Then I headed back and reentered through the Valley Gate.
KJV
Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the gate of the valley, and so returned.
WEB
Then I went up in the night by the brook and inspected the wall; and I turned back, and entered by the valley gate, and so returned.
ASV
Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall; and I turned back, and entered by the valley gate, and so returned.
DARBY
And I went up in the night through the valley, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the valley-gate and returned.
BLB
And I went up by the valley by night, and I was inspecting the wall, and I turned back and came in through the Gate of the Valley, and I returned.
ÅB
Så dro jeg opp i dalen om natten og så på muren og gikk inn igjen gjennom Dalporten og vendte så tilbake igjen.
OTB
Så fortsatte jeg opp dalen om natten, inspiserte muren. Til slutt vendte jeg tilbake og gikk inn igjen gjennom Dalporten.
B1930
Så drog jeg op i dalen om natten og så på muren og gikk atter inn gjennem Dalporten og vendte så tilbake igjen.

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Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 15:23

    And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.

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  • Jeremiah 31:38–40

    Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the city shall be built to the LORD from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner.

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  • John 18:1

    When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples.

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